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instantiate

Upper-Intermediate (B2)

IPA: /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/

KK: /ɪnˈstænʧɪˌeɪt/

transitive verb
Definition

To create or represent something in a specific form or example, especially an abstract idea or concept.


Example

The software allows users to instantiate new objects based on predefined templates.


Tense Forms

Past: instantiated

Past Participle: instantiated


Conversation
Sloth A
Have you ever thought about how we can instantiate our ideas into real projects?
Sloth B
Yeah, it’s interesting to see concepts become tangible things.
Sloth A
Exactly! I think a good example is how we instantiate our goals with specific plans.
Sloth B
Totally, it makes everything feel more achievable.

Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
represent
embody
exemplify
Antonyms
abstract
disembody
dissociate
Root Explanation

Instantiate → It is formed from "in-" (meaning into) and "stare" (meaning to stand). The word means to stand into reality or to make something real or concrete.

Memory Tip

Think of making an idea 'stand into' reality — 'in-' means into, and 'stare' means to stand.

Visually Confused Words
insatiate
insubstantiate
insatiated
insatiately
unsubstantiate
unsatiate
inanimate
enstatite
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